UPDATE: Name of Teen Motorcyclist Killed in Steuben County Released

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State Police have released the name of the teenager who was killed in a motorcycle accident late last week in Steuben County.

18-year-old Ryder Whitman, of Dansville, was riding south on State Route 63 in the town of Wayland at around 7:30 Thursday night when he passed a car in a no-passing zone. The motorcycle struck a northbound Kia Sorento head-on, which resulted in Whitman being ejected.

Whitman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the car that was struck was taken to Dansville Hospital for minor injuries.

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